Canada

Sarah-Joyce Battersby and Nicholas Keung (The Toronto Star): After a long day of travel, the first group of Syrian refugees airlifted to Canada checked in to their hotel just before 4 a.m. Friday. “We suffered…

Susana Mas and Kathleen Harris (CBC News): The Liberal government says Canada will complete the resettlement of 25,000 Syrian refugees two months later than anticipated, conceding that such a massive program could not be carried out with…

Globe Editorial: “When a member of Islamic State wakes up screaming in the night, terrified by a nightmare, it’s not images of beheadings or rape or mass slaughter that bedevil him. No, his personal hell…

Mike Blanchfield (The Canadian Press): Stephen Harper and NDP Leader Tom Mulcair took aim at Justin Trudeau on Saturday as federal election campaign entered its final 48-hour sprint. At a boisterous rally in Laval, Que., the…

Chantal Hébert (The Toronto Star) Once the ace in the NDP’s election deck, Quebec will probably—as of now—remain a wild card until the Oct. 19 vote. With the NDP bleeding support in Quebec, Thomas Mulcair needed…

CBC News: A Liberal government would negotiate a new Health Accord with the provinces and territories that includes long-term funding for improved home care for an aging population, party leader Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. The…

Norman De Bono (The National Post): A London, Ontario industrial giant has been thrust into a federal election scrap between party leaders, and its workers — fearing their jobs could be jeopardized — aren’t happy…

The Canadian Press: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is promising to immediately double the number of entry applications for parents and grandparents of new immigrants from 5,000 to 10,000. Trudeau said today in Brampton, Ont., that…

Joan Bryden (The Canadian Press): A dubious poll purporting to show Justin Trudeau trailing in his own Montreal riding has set off alarm bells in an industry already struggling to regain credibility after some spectacular…